Immigration Bill (HC Bill 74)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, are published separately
as Bill 74—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Theresa May has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Immigration Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    Labour market and illegal working

    1. Director of Labour Market Enforcement

      1. 1. Director of Labour Market Enforcement

      2. 2. Labour market enforcement strategy

      3. 3. Non-compliance in the labour market etc: interpretation

      4. 4. Annual and other reports

      5. 5. Publication of strategy and reports

      6. 6. Information hub

      7. 7. Restriction on exercising functions in relation to individual cases

    2. Offences

      1. 8. Offence of illegal working

      2. 9. Offence of employing illegal worker

    3. Illegal working in licensed premises

      1. 10. Licensing Act 2003: amendments relating to illegal working

    4. Illegal working notices and orders

      1. 11. Illegal working closure notices and illegal working compliance orders

  2. Part 2

    Access to services

    1. Residential tenancies

      1. 12. Offence of leasing premises

      2. 13. Eviction

      3. 14. Order for possession of dwelling-house

      4. 15. Extension to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

    2. Driving

      1. 16. Powers to carry out searches relating to driving licences

      2. 17. Offence of driving when unlawfully in the United Kingdom

    3. Bank accounts

      1. 18. Bank accounts

  3. Part 3

    Enforcement

    1. Powers of immigration officers etc

      1. 19. Powers in connection with examination, detention and removal

      2. 20. Search of premises in connection with imposition of civil penalty

      3. 21. Seizure and retention in relation to offences

      4. 22. Duty to pass on items seized under section 21

      5. 23. Retention of things seized under Part 3 of the Immigration Act 1971

      6. 24. Search for nationality documents by detainee custody officers etc

      7. 25. Seizure of nationality documents by detainee custody officers etc

      8. 26. Amendments relating to sections 24 and 25

      9. 27. Amendments to search warrant provisions

      10. 28. Interpretation of Part

    2. Immigration bail

      1. 29. Immigration bail

    3. Power to cancel leave

      1. 30. Power to cancel leave extended under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971

  4. Part 4

    Appeals

    1. 31. Appeals within the United Kingdom: certification of human rights claims

    2. 32. Continuation of leave: repeals

    3. 33. Deemed refusal of leave to enter: repeals

  5. Part 5

    Support for certain categories of migrant

    1. 34. Support for certain categories of migrant

  6. Part 6

    Border security

    1. 35. Penalties relating to airport control areas

    2. 36. Maritime enforcement

    3. 37. Persons excluded from the United Kingdom under international obligations

  7. Part 7

    Language requirements for public sector workers

    1. 38. English language requirements for public sector workers

    2. 39. Meaning of “public authority”

    3. 40. Power to expand meaning of person working for public authority

    4. 41. Duty to issue codes of practice

    5. 42. Procedure for codes of practice

    6. 43. Application of Part to Wales

    7. 44. Interpretation of Part

    8. 45. Crown application

  8. Part 8

    Fees and charges

    1. Immigration

      1. 46. Immigration skills charge

    2. Passports and civil registration

      1. 47. Power to make passport fees regulations

      2. 48. Passport fees regulations: supplemental

      3. 49. Power to charge for passport validation services

      4. 50. Civil registration fees

  9. Part 9

    Final provisions

    1. 51. Financial provisions

    2. 52. Transitional and consequential provision

    3. 53. Regulations

    4. 54. Commencement

    5. 55. Extent

    6. 56. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Licensing Act 2003: amendments relating to illegal working

      1. Part 1

        Entitlement to work in the United Kingdom

      2. Part 2

        Premises licences

      3. Part 3

        Personal licences

      4. Part 4

        Rights of entry

      5. Part 5

        Appeals

      6. Part 6

        General

      7. Part 7

        Transitional provision

    2. Schedule 2

      Illegal working closure notices and illegal working compliance
      orders

    3. Schedule 3

      Bank accounts

    4. Schedule 4

      Amendments to search warrant provisions

    5. Schedule 5

      Immigration bail

      1. Part 1

        Main provisions

      2. Part 2

        Amendments to other Acts

    6. Schedule 6

      Support for certain categories of migrant

      1. Part 1

        Amendments of the Immigration Acts

      2. Part 2

        Transitional and saving provision

    7. Schedule 7

      Penalties relating to airport control areas

    8. Schedule 8

      Maritime enforcement

    9. Schedule 9

      Civil registration fees

      1. Part 1

        Powers to make regulations for the charging of fees

      2. Part 2

        Consequential and related amendments